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> Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Meiacanthus:Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335); limbatus:Specific epithet means 'bordered' referring to the dark stripe at the base of the anal fin.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 25 - 55 m (Ref. 123060). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Palau.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7401)
Descripción breve Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 4 - 5; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 24 - 27; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 18. This species is distinguished by the following characters: a major portion of dentary gland dorsally positioned and held in place laterally by a dorsolateral flange of dentary; D IV-V,24-27 (usually IV,26-27); A II,16-18; pectoral-fin rays 13-15, usually 14; in adult males, inner caudal-fin rays produced as filaments. Colouration: a dark mid-lateral stripe that does not extend onto dorsal part of pectoral fin base and only very slightly onto caudal-fin base; a lower dark stripe extending from upper lip through lower half of pectoral fin to base of caudal fin; anal fin of adults with dark basal stripe (best developed in males); pelvic fin sexually dimorphic in adults, depressed fin extends to or beyond anal fin origin in males and about 25-30% of distance to anal-fin origin in females; median supratemporal pores 1 or 2 but surprisingly variable (Ref. 123060). Cross section: oval.
Adults are found in coral reefs, usually in sheltered inshore reefs (Ref. 41819); described as a gregarious species, with schools as large as 40-50 individuals, some retreating into crevices when disturbed (Ref. 123060), Also in steep outer reef slope (Ref. 90102); typically found in 25-55 m near vertical walls or caves (Ref. 123060). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and G.R. Allen, 2019. Meiacanthus solomon, a new fangblenny (Teleostei: Blenniidae) from the Solomon Islands, with a redescription and new records of M. limbatus. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 33:44-52. (Ref. 123060)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ecología Trófica Alimentos (presas) Composición de la dieta consumo de alimento Raciones de comida Despredadores
Ecología Ecología
Dinámica de la población Coeficiente del crecimiento para Edades / tallas máximas Longitud-peso rel. Longitud-longitud rel. Longitud-frecuencias Conversión de masas Reclutamiento Abundancia
Ciclo de vida Reproducción Madurez Madurez/Gills rel. Fecundidad Puesta Agregaciones de desove Huevos Desarrollo de los huevos Larva Dinámica larvaria
Fisiología Composición corporal Nutrientes Consumo del oxígeno Tipo de natación Velocidad de natación Pigmentos visuales Sonido de peces Enfermedades y parásitos Toxicidad (CL50)
Temperatura preferida (Referencia 123201): 24.2 - 29.1, mean 28.4 °C (based on 8 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00255 - 0.01297), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
